[T3] Fuel Pump Relay - 69 Fastback

[William Jahn]

That's good news. I have found most electrical issues are either near the
battery or in the engine compartment or related to a worn out switch.

On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 10:42 PM Tim Schiller <schillertim at comcast.net>
wrote:

>
> > On Jul 11, 2021, at 10:55 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> >
> > On 11 Jul 2021 at 21:48, Tim Schiller wrote:
> >
> >> My 85 & 86 wires no longer have the white plastic cover on the pump
> relay.Is it possible to replace?
> >
> > Possibly. I'll have to see if I have one I can get to. Do your female
> faston lugs still have the locking tab on them?
>
> Yes. Unlike original relay, replacement pump relay 85 & 86 pins are on
> opposite sides of relay requiring plastic to be cut off. All wires are
> locked in.
> >
> >> I did not cut any wires but did ground the 85 pin. When I turn key on,
> pumpruns. Turn key off pump stops.
> >
> > Okay, this tells you that the brain is not grounding that wire, so the
> relay was not being activated. Does the car start?
>
> No
> >
> > T1 is a single wire inline connector. It connects that wire from the
> relay to the FI wiring harness wire #19. It's a brown, translucent plastic
> connector bundled with the wiring harness in front of the engine, just to
> the left of the IAD (Intake Air Distributor.) Check there to make sure the
> wires are good and properly connected inside.
>
>  T1 connector appears to have been subjected to heat. Fuel pump side on T1
> wire as it comes out of bundled wiring harness is burnt and after cutting
> back covering over harness wires, wire from pump was frayed and bare. Cut
> burned section, stripped wire and grounded, pump runs when key is on.
> Connected wire from pump to wire leading to brain until I can get new
> connector. Can I use any connector or does it need to be a similar T1?
>
> After connecting, car started multiple times.
>
> > You have an early '69, which may have come with an A brain
> >
>  I have a B brain
> >
> > --
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> > Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
> > Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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